This policy is issued by RiTym Technologies ("we", "our", or "us"), the legal developer and publisher of the EXOS navigation platform and associated electronic hardware instruments.
Developer Contact: support@ritym.com • support@exosgps.com
Official Portals: https://ritym.com and https://exosgps.com
This Privacy Policy explicitly applies to the following applications and hardware platforms:
| Application / System Name | Package Identifier / Target | Primary Functionality |
|---|---|---|
| EXOS GPS Transceiver | com.ritym.exosgps (Android) |
Bluetooth GNSS transmitter, receiver bridge, and Android Mock Location provider. |
| EXOS Wayfinder | com.exos.wayfinder (Android) |
Standalone offline topographic navigation, MGRS/UTM grids, and backtrack. |
| EXOS ECHO | exos.echo.mesh (Android) |
Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Direct and BLE audio walkie-talkie & offline mesh chat. |
| Exos Watchout: Watch Face | exos.ritym.watchout.watchface (Wear OS) |
Official Watch Face Format (WFF v1) analog chronograph with dual color themes. |
| Exos Watchout: Companion | exos.ritym.watchout (Android & Wear OS) |
50Hz sensor-fused 3D tilt-compensated compass telemetry companion. |
| EXOS GPS Windows Client | Windows 10/11 Desktop Client | Bluetooth Serial COM bridge forwarding NMEA coordinates to desktop GIS/marine tools. |
| RiTym ESP32 Instruments | ESP32-S3 Hardware Stations | Embedded firmware for u-blox NEO-M9N satellite telemetry distribution. |
In accordance with Google Play Developer Program Policies and Microsoft Store Application Verification standards, the following table details every runtime permission requested, the technical purpose for which it is used, and how data is handled:
| Permission | Application(s) | Technical Purpose | Data Retention & Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION |
Transceiver, Wayfinder, Watchout |
Required to read on-device GNSS satellite fixes (latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, and heading) for NMEA sentence generation and topographic map plotting. | Processed strictly in RAM in real-time. Never logged to cloud servers; never shared with third parties. Waypoints are stored only in local on-device SQLite databases. |
ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION |
Transceiver | Enables Receiver Mode to inject high-precision satellite coordinates received from external GNSS hardware directly into Android's system location provider. | Injected solely into the local Android OS location subsystem so user-installed mapping apps (ATAK, Google Maps, OpenCPN) can read external fixes. Zero cloud transmission. |
BLUETOOTHBLUETOOTH_CONNECTBLUETOOTH_SCANBLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE |
Transceiver, Wayfinder, ECHO |
Establishes local point-to-point RFCOMM/SPP and BLE serial bridges with paired external GNSS hardware receivers, marine plotters, PC COM ports, and peer radar beacons. | All data packets remain on local short-range radio connections. No data is stored externally or routed across internet infrastructure. |
RECORD_AUDIO |
ECHO | Captures half-duplex digital voice only when the user actively presses and holds the Push-to-Talk (PTT) interface. | Audio frames are encoded locally into real-time packets and streamed peer-to-peer over Wi-Fi Direct/BLE mesh. Audio is never recorded to disk, never transcribed, and never sent to any server. |
BODY_SENSORS |
Watchout (Wear OS) | Accesses the smartwatch photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor to display current beats-per-minute (BPM) on the 3 o'clock subdial of the watch face. | Processed ephemerally in watch memory. Sensor data is never saved to flash memory, never transferred to companion phones, and never transmitted remotely. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Transceiver, Wayfinder, ECHO |
Maintains continuous satellite streaming, trail breadcrumb recording, or mesh radio listening when the app is minimized, accompanied by a persistent notification in the Android status bar. | Executed purely to prevent Android OS process death during active outdoor navigation sessions. |
For Exos Watchout (exos.ritym.watchout.watchface and exos.ritym.watchout):
BODY_SENSORS is strictly utilized for immediate visual rendering on the active dial complication.For the EXOS GPS Windows Client and Virtual COM Sensor Provider:
All software license upgrades (such as Pro Lifetime unlocks) are managed exclusively through official Google Play In-App Billing. RiTym Technologies does not process, handle, view, or store payment card numbers, banking details, or billing addresses. All billing records are maintained securely by Google LLC.
Our applications contain:
Because all data generated by our applications (such as saved waypoint markers and trail backtrack history) resides exclusively in local on-device SQLite databases, you maintain complete data autonomy:
Our applications are designed for general outdoor exploration, navigational assistance, and amateur radio telemetry. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union), in full compliance with COPPA and GDPR-K regulations.
For questions, formal compliance verifications, or technical inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our engineering and legal compliance team:
RiTym Technologies • Attn: Privacy & Regulatory Compliance
Customer Helpline: +91 7996753319
Primary Assistance Email: assist@ritym.com
Engineering Support: support@ritym.com • support@exosgps.com
Operating Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM IST
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India